CBS reports. birth struggle of a law / Filibuster :
Examines the stormy passage of Civil Rights Bill H.R. 7152 through the House of Representatives. Filmed in 1964, it begins with a report on the controversial bill's history, from its introduction by John F. Kennedy to the eve of its debate on the Senate Floor. Following that report, Eric Sevare...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2002]
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| Summary: | Examines the stormy passage of Civil Rights Bill H.R. 7152 through the House of Representatives. Filmed in 1964, it begins with a report on the controversial bill's history, from its introduction by John F. Kennedy to the eve of its debate on the Senate Floor. Following that report, Eric Sevareid moderates as Senators Hubert Humphrey and Strom Thurmon engage in a live television debate on the bill's merits. Film footage of John and Robert Kennedy, Justice Dept. officials Nicholas Katzenbach and Burke Marshall, President Lyndon Johnson and the racial clashes of the early 60s captures the tensions that surrounded this most comprehensive civil righs law since Reconstruction. |
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| Item Description: | " ... Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on March 18, 1964." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Film editor, William H. Watt; photography, Charles Mack. |